[NEohioPAL]Underneath the Lintel AUDITIONS @ Cesear's Forum in one week

Sun Feb 1 03:55:05 PST 2004

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Cesear=E2=80=99s Forum
Greg Cesear, Artistic Director

AUDITION INFORMATION
for
Underneath the Lintel

by Glen Berger

Directed by Fred Sternfeld=20

AUDITION DATES, APPOINTMENTS AND LOCATION:

Saturday, February=C2=A07 starting at 1:30pm

Monday, February=C2=A09 starting at 6:30pm

Reply to this e-mail anytime, or call Fred Sternfeld at 216-360-0708,=20
Monday =E2=80=93 Friday, 10:00am - Noon for an appointment.

The audition location is undetermined right now, but when you contact me I=20
will respond with the details.

AUDITION INFORMATION:=20
Please prepare one contemporary monologue or you may read a monologue from=20
the script which will be provided to you when you arrive.

ABOUT THE PLAY:

=E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6one of a handful of great plays written in the last five y=
ears=E2=80=A6it's an=20
astonishingly beautiful piece of writing=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D
Steve Wiecking, Seattle Weekly=20

=E2=80=9COn an inauspicious morning at a Dutch library, a librarian makes an=
=20
unexpected find in the overnight return box. ...a much mistreated Baedeker's=
 guidebook=20
123 years overdue. Even without compound interest, this tardiness merits a=20
tidy fine, and in UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, playwright Glen Berger's latest, ou=
r=20
librarian hero determines to track down the miscreant. Berger's monologue,=20
subtitled The Mystery of the Abandoned Trousers, hardly slacks. Mailing a fi=
ne to=20
the long-lived scofflaw in question proves difficult, as the borrower listed=
=20
his name only as `A=E2=80=99. In an effort to run him to earth, the libraria=
n, who has=20
never left his native town of Hoofddorp, zips to China, Australia, Germany,=20=
and=20
America. He eats sweets, greases palms, sees Les Miserables in three=20
languages, and fritters away all his accumulated vacation days. He has the t=
ime of his=20
life, or perhaps for the first time actually has a life.=E2=80=9D
Alexis Soloski, The Village Voice

=E2=80=9CBerger has shown a penchant for men obsessively investigating truth=
s that=20
blind them to more ordinary pursuits of happiness. This one-man show is no=20
exception. It's a satisfying mix of intelligent writing and quirky humor in=20=
a=20
package that isn't neatly wrapped up with pat answers.=E2=80=9D
Jana J Monji, Los Angeles Times

=E2=80=9CGlen Berger's work feels like what an entire generation of playwrig=
hts have=20
been struggling to write.=E2=80=9D
Bret Fetzer, The Stranger (Seattle)

=C2=A0ROLES AVAILABLE:=20
A male actor needed to play =E2=80=98The Librarian=E2=80=99: 45 =E2=80=93 75=
 years old.=20
We are seeing both AEA and non-AEA actors for this role.=C2=A0=20

COMPENSATION:=C2=A0 There is compensation.

REHEARSAL INFORMATION:=20
The rehearsal period will be a total of four to six weeks depending upon the=
=20
availability of the actor who is cast.

BACKSTAGE=20
positions available in all technical areas.

PRODUCTION DATES:=C2=A0=20
April / May production dates. Six week run. Fridays and Saturdays only.=C2=
=A0=20
 The performances will be held at Kennedy=E2=80=99s Down Under at Playhouse=20=
Square.

Visit my Website:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 http://www.fredsternfeld.com

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<B>by Glen Berger<BR>
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<B>Directed by <A HREF=3D"http://www.fredsternfeld.com">Fred Sternfeld</A> <=
/B><BR>
<BR>
<B>AUDITION DATES, APPOINTMENTS AND LOCATION:</B><BR>
<BR>
Saturday, February=C2=A07 starting at 1:30pm<BR>
<BR>
Monday, February=C2=A09 starting at 6:30pm<BR>
<BR>
Reply to this e-mail anytime, or call Fred Sternfeld at 216-360-0708, <BR>
Monday =E2=80=93 Friday, 10:00am - Noon for an appointment.<BR>
<BR>
The audition location is undetermined right now, but when you contact me I w=
ill respond with the details.<BR>
<BR>
<B>AUDITION INFORMATION:</B> <BR>
Please prepare one contemporary monologue or you may read a monologue from t=
he script which will be provided to you when you arrive.<BR>
<BR>
<B>ABOUT THE PLAY</B>:<BR>
<BR>
=E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6one of a handful of great plays written in the last five y=
ears=E2=80=A6it's an astonishingly beautiful piece of writing=E2=80=A6=E2=
=80=9D<BR>
Steve Wiecking, Seattle Weekly <BR>
<BR>
=E2=80=9COn an inauspicious morning at a Dutch library, a librarian makes an=
 unexpected find in the overnight return box. ...a much mistreated Baedeker'=
s guidebook 123 years overdue. Even without compound interest, this tardines=
s merits a tidy fine, and in UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, playwright Glen Berger's=
 latest, our librarian hero determines to track down the miscreant. Berger's=
 monologue, subtitled The Mystery of the Abandoned Trousers, hardly slacks.=20=
Mailing a fine to the long-lived scofflaw in question proves difficult, as t=
he borrower listed his name only as `A=E2=80=99. In an effort to run him to=20=
earth, the librarian, who has never left his native town of Hoofddorp, zips=20=
to China, Australia, Germany, and America. He eats sweets, greases palms, se=
es Les Miserables in three languages, and fritters away all his accumulated=20=
vacation days. He has the time of his life, or perhaps for the first time ac=
tually has a life.=E2=80=9D<BR>
Alexis Soloski, The Village Voice<BR>
<BR>
=E2=80=9CBerger has shown a penchant for men obsessively investigating truth=
s that blind them to more ordinary pursuits of happiness. This one-man show=20=
is no exception. It's a satisfying mix of intelligent writing and quirky hum=
or in a package that isn't neatly wrapped up with pat answers.=E2=80=9D<BR>
Jana J Monji, Los Angeles Times<BR>
<BR>
=E2=80=9CGlen Berger's work feels like what an entire generation of playwrig=
hts have been struggling to write.=E2=80=9D<BR>
Bret Fetzer, The Stranger (Seattle)<BR>
<BR>
=C2=A0<B>ROLES AVAILABLE:</B> <BR>
A male actor needed to play =E2=80=98The Librarian=E2=80=99: 45 =E2=80=93 75=
 years old. <BR>
We are seeing both AEA and non-AEA actors for this role.=C2=A0 <BR>
<BR>
<B>COMPENSATION:</B>=C2=A0 There is compensation.<BR>
<BR>
<B>REHEARSAL INFORMATION:</B> <BR>
The rehearsal period will be a total of four to six weeks depending upon the=
 availability of the actor who is cast.<BR>
<BR>
<B>BACKSTAGE</B> <BR>
positions available in all technical areas.<BR>
<BR>
<B>PRODUCTION DATES:</B>=C2=A0 <BR>
April / May production dates. Six week run. Fridays and Saturdays only.=C2=
=A0 <BR>
 The performances will be held at Kennedy=E2=80=99s Down Under at Playhouse=20=
Square.<BR>
<BR>
Visit my Website:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <A HREF=3D"http://www.fredsternfeld.com/=
">http://www.fredsternfeld.com</A><BR>
<BR>
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